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Public Access To Information And Documentation At The United Nations Development Programme: Issues, Findings, And Recommendations, David A. Wirth, Sukanya Devarajan
Public Access To Information And Documentation At The United Nations Development Programme: Issues, Findings, And Recommendations, David A. Wirth, Sukanya Devarajan
David A. Wirth
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Cracking The American Climate Negotiators’ Hidden Code: United States Law And The Paris Agreement, David A. Wirth
Cracking The American Climate Negotiators’ Hidden Code: United States Law And The Paris Agreement, David A. Wirth
David A. Wirth
The United States’ position in, and conduct of, the negotiations leading to the Paris Agreement, as with almost all international diplomacy leading to reciprocal international undertakings conducted by that country, reflected not only internal politics, but also the constraints of domestic law. The United States is not unique in this respect, but it is unusual in the extent to, and manner in which, its municipal law constrains the creation of international commitments. This article disaggregates US international and domestic climate policy as it developed prior to the Paris negotiations and analyses how those dynamics played out on the multilateral stage, …
Geographical Indications, Food Safety, And Sustainability Challenges And Opportunities, David A. Wirth
Geographical Indications, Food Safety, And Sustainability Challenges And Opportunities, David A. Wirth
David A. Wirth
This paper examines the legal and policy relationship reinforcement amongst international standards for GIs, food safety standards, and other claims of quality or safety. The paper addresses those relationships within the context of international trade agreements protecting GIs, such as the 1994 TRIPS Agreement, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the chapter on intellectual property and geographical indications in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation. Trade agreements also discipline food safety measures and non-GI indications of quality or safety such as “organic” and “GMO-free.” Accordingly, the paper also considers the extent to which …